Shangguan Wan Ning held Mu Jingrui's hand, which made Mu Jingrui suppress his anger deep in his heart.
He secretly took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down his thoughts, and took out a jade pendant from his sleeve.
"Did you get it back?" Shangguan Wanning took it and spread it in the palm of her hand.
"Let's go back."
Mu Jingrui made a mental note of the account he had with Xiao Yikai, and he would definitely settle it with Xiao Yikai before he died.
Back at the inn, Shangguan Wan Ning washed her face with water, and Lu Tong walked in quickly.
"Miss, the person you want to see has been brought back."
"Let him in."
Not long after, Lutong walked in with a listless middle-aged man.
Mu Jingrui was a little confused, but Shangguan Wanning gave him a calm look.
"You... who are you? Why are you looking for me?" The middle-aged man raised his head and saw Shangguan Wan Ning. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous and stepped back timidly.
"You don't have to be afraid. I'm not the same person as the people in Zhongliehou Mansion, so I won't hurt you."
Shangguan Wan Ning explained gently, and asked the middle-aged man to sit down on the stool and asked Lu Tong to pour him a cup of fragrant tea.
"I just want to know why you wanted to assassinate Xiao Yikai outside the main hall of Guanyin Temple today."
Mu Jingrui was slightly startled. On the way back, Shangguan Wan Ning didn't mention this matter to him.
"What are I telling you for? What's the use of telling you?" The middle-aged man was dejected, his eyes were dull, and he seemed to be full of despair for the whole world.
Shangguan Wan Ning smiled slightly and said, "If you tell me, maybe...our prince can help you?"
"Your Majesty?" The middle-aged man was a little confused.
Shangguan Wan Ning looked at Mu Jingrui and said with a smile: "The person in front of you now is the King of Zhennan, who is famous and has great military achievements. He is one of the few in the court today who can rival the Zhonglie Marquis Mansion.
A man of meritorious service.”
The middle-aged man's eyes widened and he stood up from his stool in shock, looking at Mu Jingrui nervously and curiously.
"You...are you really...the King of Zhennan?"
Mu Jingrui saw the proud smile in Shangguan Wan Ning's eyes, and the corner of his mouth could not help but curl up into a faint smile.
"yes."
"Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me." The middle-aged man knelt down on the ground with a plop and burst into tears.
Shangguan Wan Ning winked at Lu Tong, and Lu Tong stepped forward to help him up.
"Why are you crying? No matter how sad you are, you must tell the story carefully. Otherwise, how can the prince help you?"
The middle-aged man wiped his tears with his sleeve, tried his best to hold back his sorrow, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, Xiao Yikai from Zhongliehou Mansion killed my daughter. He...he is a beast."
"What's going on?" Mu Jingrui asked seriously.
"About two years ago, we encountered a heavy rain here. At that time, the crops were harvested, and the heavy rain wiped out the entire year's harvest. At that time, the Zhongliehou Mansion set up tents at the four gates of the city.
Give porridge and medicine to the people."
"During that time, my wife happened to be ill in bed, so my daughter had to wait in line for the porridge. One day, when my daughter came back, she told me that she wanted to sell herself to be a slave in the Zhonglie Marquis Mansion in exchange for something
The money will be used to treat her mother’s illness.”
"I didn't agree at first. Although it was said that a wealthy family would not have to worry about food and clothing, after all, being a slave and serving as a maid would be wronged, so the matter was left alone. After a few days, the president of the Marquis Zhonglie's Mansion
People are coming."
"They said that Mrs. Xiao met my daughter when she was giving porridge, and she liked her well-behaved and sensible person very much. She was willing to buy her for twenty taels of silver, and she would only have to work in the Zhonglie Marquis Mansion for four years."
"I was thinking that as long as it was not a death contract, our family would be reunited one day. At this time, my wife's illness became more and more serious. I gritted my teeth and sent my daughter to Zhongliehou Mansion. In the first six months, she spent every
He will come back every month and tell us that he did a good job at Zhongliehou Mansion."
"However, after half a year, she never came back. I went to look for her in the Marquis Zhonglie's Mansion, but the housekeeper wouldn't let us meet. This is the Marquis' Mansion, a high-level courtyard. How can ordinary people like us get in?"
"So, whenever I was free, I would wait at the door, wanting to see my daughter. It went like this for more than a year. Late one night, I heard someone knocking on the door, and when I opened the door, my daughter collapsed.
At the doorstep.”
"She was skinny and bruised. When she woke up, she was in a trance. My wife and I took care of her for several months before she could speak. She said... Xiao Yikai defiled her."
The middle-aged man began to shed tears again. Mu Jingrui and Shangguan Wanning looked at each other, feeling a little more sympathetic to the family.
"I was so angry at the time that I almost lost my mind. I rushed to the Zhonglie Hou Mansion to settle the score with Xiao Yikai, but I couldn't even get in. I went to the government office to file a complaint. When the magistrate heard that I wanted to sue Xiao Yikai, he simply ignored it.
."
"I can't swallow this breath. I heard that Mrs. Xiao is a sensible person, so I inquired about her whereabouts. It was also in Guanyin Temple. I wanted to ask Mrs. Xiao for an explanation. Who knows..."
"This old woman appeared to be kind on the surface, but she was actually the cruelest. She pretended to appease me and asked me to go back and wait for news. That night, she sent people to my house and beat all three of us severely."
"My wife was already weak, and she died within a few days after being beaten. My daughter couldn't bear such a blow, so she dressed in red and hung herself from the beam at the entrance of Zhongliehou Mansion."
"I hate it... I'm just a commoner. I can't defeat the power of the Xiao family. I..."
The middle-aged man was trembling all over and knelt in front of Mu Jingrui again. "My lord, please, seek justice for my daughter."
"Get up." Mu Jingrui stood up and helped the middle-aged man, "Don't worry, as long as what you say is true, I won't let your daughter die in vain."
Shangguan Wan Ning comforted the middle-aged man again, and Lu Tong took him out.
"Ning'er, when you talk about the things we ignored, are you referring to Mrs. Xiao?"
"That's right." Shangguan Wan Ning also stood up from the chair and sighed softly. "It's only today that I realized that Mrs. Xiao was completely aware of what Xiao Yikai was doing outside."
"So, she may not be unaware that her grandson has detained the beautiful women who came to Beijing to be selected. That day at the Zhonglie Marquis Mansion, she showed great justice to Xiao Yikai, and I'm afraid... she did it for us to see."
Shangguan Wan Ning's words made Mu Jingrui frown.
"It seems... we fell into a trap."
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